U-BME-BSE - Biomedical Engineering (BSE)

The major requirements are included in the minimum total of 34.0 course credits listed under general requirements. The following specific courses or their approved alternatives must be included: Electrical and Computer Engineering 110L; Engineering 201L; Biomedical Engineering 244L, 260L, 271, 354L; Biomedical Engineering 221L or Mechanical Engineering 221L; two Area of Interest core classes (Biomedical Engineering 301L, 302L, 303, 307); two Advanced Electives from one selected Area of Interest; another Advanced Elective and one General Elective in biomedical engineering; and one biomedical engineering design course (Biomedical Engineering 427L, 432L, 436L, 460L, 462L, 464L, 490L). The BME Undergraduate Program Handbook (available on the departmental website at bme.duke.edu/undergrad/curriculum) provides updated information and examples of course sequences that incorporate all general requirements and departmental requirements comprising the accredited biomedical engineering major.

To encourage depth in a specific area of biomedical engineering, students select two Areas of Interest in the junior year. There are four areas of interest: (1) biomechanics and biomaterials (BB), (2) electrobiology (EL), (3) imaging and measurement systems (IM), and (4) molecular, cellular, and tissue engineering (MC). Students must take one core class in each of their two selected areas followed by two Advanced Electives in one of the selected areas. All biomedical engineering elective courses have a general elective (GE) designation. Most 500-level course are designated as Advanced Electives, also, and may have one or more area of interest designations (BB, EL, IM, MC). Students are encouraged to consult with their advisors when selecting areas of interest and electives.

Students intending to study abroad should plan to travel in the fall semester of their junior year. These students should consult with both their advisor and the Global Education Office about course planning. Premed students need to take Chemistry 201L and 202L, Biology 203L or 201L and 201L, and Biochemistry 301 by the end of the junior year. These students should consult with both their advisor and the Office of Health Professions Advising about course planning. More information about study abroad and premed planning, as well as options for dual majors in electrical and computer engineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering, can be found in the BME Undergraduate Program Handbook (available at bme.duke.edu/undergrad/curriculum).